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but also what i want to know is what's in there about governor chris christie particularly some of the things in his background back when he was working as an sec lobbyist. and a think all of those details will be out shortly and you can no doubt bet people will be looking for clues for the potential gop frontrunner for 2016. >> the book said he did not choose chris christie because he had too many political land mines. so what might be some of the problems he faces if he chooses to run in 2016. >> what's also interesting is that the christie spokesperson put out a statement actually saying that he was very forthcoming with the romney campaign, so they actually issued a response. i think that there are going to be tons of questions everyone's vetted for 2016 as you go through the process, but particularly when he was working as a lobbyist for the sec and some of those dealings. i don't think all of those details have emerged quite yet. but it will be interesting to see what comes out in that book. >> and i always wonder when details come out how it affects current relationships like pr
but also what i want to know is what's in there about governor chris christie particularly some of the things in his background back when he was working as an sec lobbyist. and a think all of those details will be out shortly and you can no doubt bet people will be looking for clues for the potential gop frontrunner for 2016. >> the book said he did not choose chris christie because he had too many political land mines. so what might be some of the problems he faces if he chooses to run...
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in new jersey, chris christie is channelling george w. bush, the version from 1998 using reelection and hoping to use it to show electability and distance himself from unpopular house republicans. with christie next to line to take over the governor's association, they have been crisscrossing the country almost immediately, touting and perfecting his anti-washington message. let's bring in michelle bernard, president of the women for politics. and jackie. jackie, normally these first of the off, off year elections are the canary in the coal mine about what the climate could be for the following year and i think in many ways there's going to be a couple of lessons and on that front it's going to be, hey, look, tea party type republicans don't win. nontea party type republicans win. that's going to be the overgeneralization as far as the republican party is concerned, but there is 2016. there's a lot more to it than 2014. >> oh, yeah. if as we expect terry mcauliffe gets elected governor of virginia, we'll break that trend where usually a m
in new jersey, chris christie is channelling george w. bush, the version from 1998 using reelection and hoping to use it to show electability and distance himself from unpopular house republicans. with christie next to line to take over the governor's association, they have been crisscrossing the country almost immediately, touting and perfecting his anti-washington message. let's bring in michelle bernard, president of the women for politics. and jackie. jackie, normally these first of the...
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the moderate and respected chris christie. how can two starkly different kind of republicans coexist in today's gop. mark cecil, the group responsible for expanding the democrats majority in the u.s. senate. and michelle goldberg is a contributor to the nation. i want to start with cecil. a guy looking across the aisle right now. tell me what it's like to face the possibility that christie could win really big tomorrow and possibly begin a resurgence of establishment republicanism, non-right wing republicanism. >> well, i can tell you in senate races around the country, that hasn't been the case. >> talk about new jersey. don't change the subject. talk about new jersey. what will be the impact if you get 65% or something win by christie and he begins to look like the image of the republican party. is that important or not? >> i think the impact is zero. when you look at what -- >> wait a minute. stop right here. if you're just going to flack, you're of no value to this show. you're telling me a victory in a headline dominating
the moderate and respected chris christie. how can two starkly different kind of republicans coexist in today's gop. mark cecil, the group responsible for expanding the democrats majority in the u.s. senate. and michelle goldberg is a contributor to the nation. i want to start with cecil. a guy looking across the aisle right now. tell me what it's like to face the possibility that christie could win really big tomorrow and possibly begin a resurgence of establishment republicanism, non-right...
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the moderate and respected chris christie. how can two starkly different kind of republicans coexist in today's gop. guy cecil, the group responsible for expanding the democrats majority in the u.s. senate. and michelle goldberg is a contributor to the nation. i want to start with cecil. a guy looking across the aisle right now. tell me what it's like to face the possibility that christie could win really big tomorrow and possibly begin a resurgence of establishment republicanism, non-right wing republicanism. >> well, i can tell you in senate races around the country, that hasn't been the case. >> talk about new jersey. don't change the subject. talk about new jersey. what will be the impact if you get 65% or something win by christie and he begins to look like the image of the republican party. is that important or not? >> i think the impact is zero. when you look at what -- >> wait a minute. stop right here. if you're just going to flack, you're of no value to this show. you're telling me a victory in a headline dominating
the moderate and respected chris christie. how can two starkly different kind of republicans coexist in today's gop. guy cecil, the group responsible for expanding the democrats majority in the u.s. senate. and michelle goldberg is a contributor to the nation. i want to start with cecil. a guy looking across the aisle right now. tell me what it's like to face the possibility that christie could win really big tomorrow and possibly begin a resurgence of establishment republicanism, non-right...
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i mean, christie whitman was elected governor twice and never broke 50%. nobody since 1988 has had a five in front of their name in a statewide race. >> no republican. >> no republican has. right. so to me, always this race has been to at least get to 50% plus one, then anything above that is gravy. so i'll be really happy with that, because that's a historical achievement. in 25 years, no one's done that in new jersey. i will be happy with that. i suspect we may do better than that and if we do, every point we do better above that will make me even happier tonight. so if we go way above that, i will be really happy. but that's always been my goal is to break that record, and i hoped to do that four years ago and we didn't. i want to try to get that done tonight. >> great. thank you. >>> toronto mayor rob ford is speaking after finally coming clean about smoking crack. let's listen in. >> what i have gone through. i know what i did was wrong and admitting it was the most difficult and embarrassing thing i have ever had to do. folks, i have nothing left to
i mean, christie whitman was elected governor twice and never broke 50%. nobody since 1988 has had a five in front of their name in a statewide race. >> no republican. >> no republican has. right. so to me, always this race has been to at least get to 50% plus one, then anything above that is gravy. so i'll be really happy with that, because that's a historical achievement. in 25 years, no one's done that in new jersey. i will be happy with that. i suspect we may do better than that...
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there was no point in thinking about christie further. with the clock running out, romney pulled the plug on it for food. questions about his lawsuits, his health, indeed his weight. do you look at those issues as disqualifyi disqualifying, and if so, why? >> i know the vetting people who went through that analysis and put together the report laid everything out. frankly, there wasn't anything they found that wasn't already part of the public record and hadn't been dealt with effectively by chris christie. there was nothing new there. the reason i chose paul ryan was, as i indicated before, which paul had a complement of skills and experience that i thought would be helpful if he actually became vice president. i had been a governor. i hadn't worked in washington. he had been in washington. he was a budget pro. and i figured his relationships in washington, his knowledge of the budget would be a good compliment to me. and chris, by the way, chris could easily become our nominee and save our party and help get this nation on the right trac
there was no point in thinking about christie further. with the clock running out, romney pulled the plug on it for food. questions about his lawsuits, his health, indeed his weight. do you look at those issues as disqualifyi disqualifying, and if so, why? >> i know the vetting people who went through that analysis and put together the report laid everything out. frankly, there wasn't anything they found that wasn't already part of the public record and hadn't been dealt with effectively...
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and also on the chris christie stuff, not disclosing, that also plays into chris christie being kind of a loose cannon and not a team player. so was it interpreted that way as well? >> yes. at the staff level in the book it's very clear that the romney folks were unhappy with the level of information coming from the chris christie people in trenton, new jersey, and that there was a sort of press for more and more and more. they just were not getting it. >> what i find fascinating on this, anderson, chris christie and clinton might very well be the two nominees next time around. both were considered for veep and decided against. and it just shows you that some of the assumptions about them being great successes, i'm not so sure. >> there's also a lot of stuff about president obama's relationship with former president bill clinton. >> strained. >> yes. but came around on it seems olympic. >> sort of a love story in the end, right. >> love story. >> president obama as you guys know, is so different in terms of his style from president clinton. there's this great scene in the book where
and also on the chris christie stuff, not disclosing, that also plays into chris christie being kind of a loose cannon and not a team player. so was it interpreted that way as well? >> yes. at the staff level in the book it's very clear that the romney folks were unhappy with the level of information coming from the chris christie people in trenton, new jersey, and that there was a sort of press for more and more and more. they just were not getting it. >> what i find fascinating on...
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christie's still on the move. nbc's kelly o'donnell is on the move as well, having interviewed christie on the road. she joins us in hamilton, new jersey. a good sunday to you. what is behind this tour? >> reporter: well, we've been traveling with the governor, talking to him along the way. he says the polls could do him a disservice because voters actually have to get there on election day and cast ballots. so he says he is trying to grind it out, push from town to town to connect with voters, to make sure they actually turn out. there's also the issue of how big of a margin might he have if he is, in fact, going to win, how big a win. and i talked to him about that last night. >> i'm not planning for it. i just think it's inevitable. you know, i think people look at elections and try to discern things from them about what they mean at that moment and what they mean for the future. i think that what people are going to see is so unusual for what our party has created in the last couple years that invariably peopl
christie's still on the move. nbc's kelly o'donnell is on the move as well, having interviewed christie on the road. she joins us in hamilton, new jersey. a good sunday to you. what is behind this tour? >> reporter: well, we've been traveling with the governor, talking to him along the way. he says the polls could do him a disservice because voters actually have to get there on election day and cast ballots. so he says he is trying to grind it out, push from town to town to connect with...
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it's been more valuable to christie. his leadership during sandy lifted his poll numbers to stats fearic heights by maintaining an alliance with obama, it's kept his numbers there. sandy is what brought christie and obama together. it's kept the white house out of the new jersey election and has christie on course to win a huge victory on tuesday. what remains to be seen is whether it will come back to haunt democrats three years from now. to talk about this, we have former virginia congressman and now reigning up against the clock champion republican tom davis. reporter dave weigel is with us and former texas congressman democrat martin frost. now also getting a more formal introduction following his up against the clock appearance, governor whitman, a resident new jersey politician on the panel, i wonder if you could talk about what in the estate of new jersey, we think of this as a blue state. you won there in two close elections in the 1990s, now, chris christie will probably win this by more than 20 points on tuesda
it's been more valuable to christie. his leadership during sandy lifted his poll numbers to stats fearic heights by maintaining an alliance with obama, it's kept his numbers there. sandy is what brought christie and obama together. it's kept the white house out of the new jersey election and has christie on course to win a huge victory on tuesday. what remains to be seen is whether it will come back to haunt democrats three years from now. to talk about this, we have former virginia congressman...
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have you heard the one about vice president clinton or chr christie. this is "state of the union". >>> good morning from washington. i'm candy crowley. attorneys charged the man that opened fire at lax with two felonies. the gunman, 23-year-old paul ciancia killed hernandez. two additional agents were wounded. joining me now from austin texas is the chairman of the house homeland committee michael mccaul. congressman, thank you for joining us. in the aftermath of this, the question i hear most often is -- >> thank you. >> -- why did he do this? do you know about that? i know you've been able to see some notes that he wrote. what do you think the motivation was here? >> i think mental illness, once again, kind of like the navy yard shooter that we saw. the suicide note that i read talks a lot about killing tsa agents, and if he said if i just kill one my mission is accomplished and unfortunately, he did do that the other day and the other thing he wanted to talk about is how easy it is to bring a gun into an airport and do something just like he did and
have you heard the one about vice president clinton or chr christie. this is "state of the union". >>> good morning from washington. i'm candy crowley. attorneys charged the man that opened fire at lax with two felonies. the gunman, 23-year-old paul ciancia killed hernandez. two additional agents were wounded. joining me now from austin texas is the chairman of the house homeland committee michael mccaul. congressman, thank you for joining us. in the aftermath of this, the...
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chris christie next to romney, romney would shrink and christie would blossom. as a freshman governor, probably wasn't the right time anyway. it's hard to think this controlled person in the business community will pick this wild prosecutor with a huge body and a huge ego and huge expansive personality and i suspect -- i'd also say in defense of christie, if your state gets hit by something like sandy. you love the person that helps you. the idea he was calculating carefully, i think he was emotionally engaged in what happened to the jersey shore and genuinely grateful and to not have a spirit of understanding that is petty. >> it's surprising that someone decided to dump this vetting file. >> that connections -- >> it has all kinds of -- and he should defend himself. it has all kinds of allegations and kind of a horrible thing and people put their trust in the vetters and for someone a year late tore leak it is a horrible thing to do but will create opponents for chris christie, i think it's damaging to chris christie this happened and unfortunate someone hated
chris christie next to romney, romney would shrink and christie would blossom. as a freshman governor, probably wasn't the right time anyway. it's hard to think this controlled person in the business community will pick this wild prosecutor with a huge body and a huge ego and huge expansive personality and i suspect -- i'd also say in defense of christie, if your state gets hit by something like sandy. you love the person that helps you. the idea he was calculating carefully, i think he was...
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i think there were a number of challenges with chris christie. namely, i think the book talks a lot about his weight and the book talks a lot about a vetting record. but i think namely, chris christie is not somebody who would be comfortable in the role of being a number two. and when you're going to be president, you have to have confidence that the person who is going to be your number two is going to be focused on your agenda and someone like chris christie with a strong personality and fixed ideas about what he wants to do don't necessarily fit very role well in the role of being a vice president. >> he's the alpha. >> he's used to being number one. going back to when governor romney was considered a vice presidential candidate in 2008 as a potential running mate for john mccain. i made the same argument. i said mitt romney is used to being number one. he's not someone who will fit very well inside the box of the vice presidential candidate. >> maria, the same book "double down" also sels the obama campaign explored dumping joe biden, i hate
i think there were a number of challenges with chris christie. namely, i think the book talks a lot about his weight and the book talks a lot about a vetting record. but i think namely, chris christie is not somebody who would be comfortable in the role of being a number two. and when you're going to be president, you have to have confidence that the person who is going to be your number two is going to be focused on your agenda and someone like chris christie with a strong personality and...
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i love chris christie. that's where the republican party needs to find itself as we move forward. >> isn't the problem, though, between a republican party that wants to stand on principles versus a republican party that wants to govern? $30 billion in damages to new jersey after hurricane sandy, something like $65 billion in damages to the country. rick, isn't this the dynamic in the republican party right now? one side wants to govern, the other side wants to stand on issues? >> i think it's a bit of both. one of the problemsivity with chris christie is his recent speech with the rnc where he says all i care about is winning. we've seen that before. okay, if we win, we get what? i would say, he did what he had to do with the storm. i do think, though, there was a bit of december probably a little too cozy with the president, knowing it was the final daze of mitt romney, with what mark halperin wrote in his book. that might have been a thumb in the eye. i'm not sure. that might have been a style he needs to
i love chris christie. that's where the republican party needs to find itself as we move forward. >> isn't the problem, though, between a republican party that wants to stand on principles versus a republican party that wants to govern? $30 billion in damages to new jersey after hurricane sandy, something like $65 billion in damages to the country. rick, isn't this the dynamic in the republican party right now? one side wants to govern, the other side wants to stand on issues? >> i...
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but most east coast people know people like chris christie and like him. he's very much a man of his region. to me he's philadelphia, south jersey. wise guy attitude. we like people with attitude. generally they show themselves to be real about people like pawlenty and people who don't see it as fully animated. you know what i mean? >> yeah, yeah. totally. i want to say chris christie is taking steps to reduce his weight and get healthier. >> a lot of people are. by the way, who is too skinny and who is too fat? if he can handle himself in terms of psychology obviously, he's better off losing weight. you don't live that long if you stay that fat. that's just a fact. >> obama a care website. it came -- >> can i say something? i've been dying to say this. >> yes. >> all this stuff about biden and how they were going to dump him, i don't believe it. it would have made the president look so desperate. to drop his friend because he was worried about reelection. no real reason to do it otherwise. clinton he's been at war with. making himself a moment from the no
but most east coast people know people like chris christie and like him. he's very much a man of his region. to me he's philadelphia, south jersey. wise guy attitude. we like people with attitude. generally they show themselves to be real about people like pawlenty and people who don't see it as fully animated. you know what i mean? >> yeah, yeah. totally. i want to say chris christie is taking steps to reduce his weight and get healthier. >> a lot of people are. by the way, who is...
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that's chris christie, the governor of new jersey. in this book the questions were raised of whether or not the rodnrod romney campaign got scared off. they where concerned about his weight and his health and his fitness. if it's true, this book says chris christie didn't want republicans, mitt romney, mainly, campaigning in his home state of new jersey, which i thought was very strange and not a good sign to party insiders. >> that's nothing that i heard before. >> right. also, this name game that they played, this fish name game, where they had nick nape names each of the contenders. i think it makes christie's advisers look really childish. i mean romney's i should say. >> i'm calling bs on this book. they were, they were this far from reality on "game change." if you listen to sarah palin and what not, they were terrible, it wasn't accurate. there's nothing here. why are we listening to holman and -- >> halperin. >> i think they're trying to sell a few books, get on "morning joe" and pat themselves on the back. >> what is "morning
that's chris christie, the governor of new jersey. in this book the questions were raised of whether or not the rodnrod romney campaign got scared off. they where concerned about his weight and his health and his fitness. if it's true, this book says chris christie didn't want republicans, mitt romney, mainly, campaigning in his home state of new jersey, which i thought was very strange and not a good sign to party insiders. >> that's nothing that i heard before. >> right. also,...
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maybe he's trying to help christie. get it out ahead of time. >> in terms of the obama white house, they want to continue being vindictive and leaks, it's editor@weeklystandard.com. i would be happy. next time, bill clinton and president obama play golf, whichever each one -- whatever they each say when they -- >> i don't think there will be a next time. but there is also a 2016 manifestation to this. a democrat said something, hillary is probably going to run and if she does, the tension between the obama and clinton camps is still there, you know. president obama and secretary clinton have managed to become friends and have a good working relationship, but president obama and president clinton having this anecdote, i can take him in doses, that's not helpful, john. i can only speak to what i experienced with him and president clinton, and i know that obviously when they first got to the white house, you know, things could have been strained from the campaign but i saw them get along quite well and when they were worki
maybe he's trying to help christie. get it out ahead of time. >> in terms of the obama white house, they want to continue being vindictive and leaks, it's editor@weeklystandard.com. i would be happy. next time, bill clinton and president obama play golf, whichever each one -- whatever they each say when they -- >> i don't think there will be a next time. but there is also a 2016 manifestation to this. a democrat said something, hillary is probably going to run and if she does, the...
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just what would a christie/hillary clinton race look like? these are the topics for our agenda panel. we've got dafna linzer, david corn, the washington bureau chief for mother jones and msnbc political analyst and corey d e dade, a contributing editor for the root. dafna, we have a handful of new polls showing the lead of chris christie over his opponent. quinnipiac has the governor with 61% to barbara buono with 33%. rutgers putting christie at 66, buono 30 and many new jersey anz want him to run for president. regardless of whether you like his politics or not, he's just a likeable candidate that has this sealed up, doesn't he? >> yeah, he does. it's been a really good year no chris christie in a lot of ways. the way he came out after hurricane sandy just a year ago was very extraordinary. he's very, very popular at home. it's wonderful that some of his constituents want him to run. i think the bigger question is will the republican party and the republican party the way it is today want him to be their candidate, want him to be the face o
just what would a christie/hillary clinton race look like? these are the topics for our agenda panel. we've got dafna linzer, david corn, the washington bureau chief for mother jones and msnbc political analyst and corey d e dade, a contributing editor for the root. dafna, we have a handful of new polls showing the lead of chris christie over his opponent. quinnipiac has the governor with 61% to barbara buono with 33%. rutgers putting christie at 66, buono 30 and many new jersey anz want him to...
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mitt romney hinted christie could be the party's savior in 2016. hillary clinton is calculating her own appearances with her first foray back into the campaign spotlight, stumping for close friend terry mcauliffe. but that new book, "double down" is spilling big-time campaign secrets from the 2012 election. two bombshells include dirt on chris christie's background that came up during the vice presidential vet and tpossibiliy they would swap joe biden for hillary clinton. two veteran campaign reporters say president obama saying i just don't know if i can do this, as he prepared for the second debate. let me bring in our company, editor in chief of reason magazine, matt welch and the "washington post" politics reporter, jackie kucinich. good morning. >> good morning. >> let's start with chris christie because he's got an election he's almost sure to win tomorrow. he's looking to send a message but as also passed over to be the vice presidential nominee. let me play for you what mitt romney said on "meet the press." >> i know that the vetting people
mitt romney hinted christie could be the party's savior in 2016. hillary clinton is calculating her own appearances with her first foray back into the campaign spotlight, stumping for close friend terry mcauliffe. but that new book, "double down" is spilling big-time campaign secrets from the 2012 election. two bombshells include dirt on chris christie's background that came up during the vice presidential vet and tpossibiliy they would swap joe biden for hillary clinton. two veteran...
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with regard to chris christie, obviously, if they think that was their problem, that is malpractice. that's what i'm talking about what people are saying, i've got to get hired again, put this on chris christie. it is interesting with hillary, my read of it was, okay, they think hillary's running and they want to do a book. they want to throw out that, like, you know, hillary was going to be the one. that seemed like a little bit of pandering to me. >> and basically, looks like daly thinks it was considered amongst a bunch of other options. i do think there is no way for the obama/clinton relationship not to fascinate us because these are the sort of most preeminent figures in democratic politics. people crying in bars fighting about it like every night for months of my life. and, no, seriously -- it was like -- >> did you cry, chris? >> i did not. and i don't think i made anyone cry, i hope. but there were tears, you know, shed. and what i do think comes through and i think i've heard this from other people is th that -- these are human beings. that's one of the things i liked about
with regard to chris christie, obviously, if they think that was their problem, that is malpractice. that's what i'm talking about what people are saying, i've got to get hired again, put this on chris christie. it is interesting with hillary, my read of it was, okay, they think hillary's running and they want to do a book. they want to throw out that, like, you know, hillary was going to be the one. that seemed like a little bit of pandering to me. >> and basically, looks like daly...
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that would be chris christie's weight. romney marvelled at christie's girth, his difficulties in making his way down the narrow aisle of the campaign bus. watching a video of christie without his suit jacket on romney cackled to his aides, guys, look at that. that sounds pretty high school. chris christie, if i were him and i liked the guy, i would be ticked of something putting off questions about the vetting not getting answers. >> it was clear during the campaign and after that the convention that the relationship between christie's staff and christie in particular in the campaign were rough. and i think there were raw feelings. >> because he stood with the president on sandy? >> even before that. that happened afterwards, but even before that coming out of the convention we had stories of christie being problematic behind the stage, being upset after the convention speech. >> he'd be a terrible vice presidential nominee. there's nothing about that man that says vice president. it's like barbara streisand once said. i'm
that would be chris christie's weight. romney marvelled at christie's girth, his difficulties in making his way down the narrow aisle of the campaign bus. watching a video of christie without his suit jacket on romney cackled to his aides, guys, look at that. that sounds pretty high school. chris christie, if i were him and i liked the guy, i would be ticked of something putting off questions about the vetting not getting answers. >> it was clear during the campaign and after that the...
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he rejected governor christie. then his adviser, main political adviser said, you know what we're losing this race because we're not competing in day to day news coverage. we're in a street fight to win the white house. we need the bess street fighter in the country. that's chris christie. governor romney said lets start looking at him. part of the problem, scrutiny, vet with chris christie, he was remarkably uncooperative. they would ask for things, document and other information. whereas other candidates handed things in promptly, governor christie does not. we don't know of a case where they agree to be vetted then slow walks things in. that frustrated the vetting team. the head said, look, if we ask for something and don't get it back, we have to assume there's something negative there. we can't assume the best. governor christie sent his stuff in, not everything from the vetter's point of view, wrote a report after a crash vet and said here are the concerns we have, the missing documents. publish in the book e
he rejected governor christie. then his adviser, main political adviser said, you know what we're losing this race because we're not competing in day to day news coverage. we're in a street fight to win the white house. we need the bess street fighter in the country. that's chris christie. governor romney said lets start looking at him. part of the problem, scrutiny, vet with chris christie, he was remarkably uncooperative. they would ask for things, document and other information. whereas...
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christie is facing an election next week to be reinstalled. if he wins as governor for another four years, his democratic opponent is state senator, barbra buono. assuming she serves a second term, the presidential election in 2016 would come mid way through that second term as governor. what do new jersey's voters think of their governor running for president? a majority, 48 to 41 percent say go for it. and if he does go for it, who would he face? no one has officially thrown his or her hat in the ring, but here are some rumor gop contenders. kentucky senator, ron paul. marco rubio. texas senator, ted cruz. wisconsin representative, paul ryan. louisiana governor, bobby jindal. jeb bush, wisconsin governor, walker. north carolina governor, nikki hailey. new mexico governor, susana martinez. mary fallon. >> are you assimilated to all of those names? it's an easy question. who has the best chance to be the gop front runner? >> it's a good list and the winner will be ran paul. >> is that right? >> ran paul will win the whole thing. he can win in
christie is facing an election next week to be reinstalled. if he wins as governor for another four years, his democratic opponent is state senator, barbra buono. assuming she serves a second term, the presidential election in 2016 would come mid way through that second term as governor. what do new jersey's voters think of their governor running for president? a majority, 48 to 41 percent say go for it. and if he does go for it, who would he face? no one has officially thrown his or her hat in...
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to go back to christie and perry, this e-mail this morning talked about that chris christie will -- >> perry bacon. >> he's going to have to tattoo the right to win the republican primary and perhaps the things in his vet that he won't want to talk to are not the major problems. it's what he's going to have to do to win the primary and find his way back from that. we saw mitt romney was changed for the worse by the republican primary. why you're open to him because he's a moderate. but will he be a moderate after the republican primary. >> i'm not open to him. let's be clear. he would be a strong general election candidate could he get through the primary. one thing i will say about chris christie, i was speaking with a reporter from new jersey, who was telling me that a lot of the reporters in new jersey are intimidated by christie because he will aggressively attack them and make it more about them and the questions they are asking than trying to respond to questions themself and he told me that a lot of folks aren't prepared for that. they are very nervous around him and uncomforta
to go back to christie and perry, this e-mail this morning talked about that chris christie will -- >> perry bacon. >> he's going to have to tattoo the right to win the republican primary and perhaps the things in his vet that he won't want to talk to are not the major problems. it's what he's going to have to do to win the primary and find his way back from that. we saw mitt romney was changed for the worse by the republican primary. why you're open to him because he's a moderate....
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which tells you something about christie's future i think and how some in the party view christie. >> that tells us a lot. that's just the tip of the iceberg on this book. >> more in there, especially about the john huntsman campaign. his father was the source for the harry reid rumor about mitt romney not paying taxes for the last ten years. >> i remember chasing harry reid around capitol hill trying to tell us the source of that. >> it was senior. >> fascinating. thank you so much. >>> let's get back to michaela for the rest of the headlines this morning. >>> making news, house republicans say only six people signed up for health care on the first day of the launch of the obama care website. that in notes from a war room meeting now released showing by the end of day two, the site received 248 insurance enrollments. the health and human services spokesperson says the notes are not official data on enrollment. those are scheduled to be released later this month. >>> a harrowing ordeal and narrow escape after a school bus plunged off a low bridge and into a frigid, fast-moving creek.
which tells you something about christie's future i think and how some in the party view christie. >> that tells us a lot. that's just the tip of the iceberg on this book. >> more in there, especially about the john huntsman campaign. his father was the source for the harry reid rumor about mitt romney not paying taxes for the last ten years. >> i remember chasing harry reid around capitol hill trying to tell us the source of that. >> it was senior. >> fascinating....